do as I say

Obey my instructions, as in Never mind about the other mothers—you do as I say. This admonitory order is sometimes followed by a self-deprecating phrase, Do as I say, not as I do, meaning “don't imitate my behavior but obey my instructions.” This order first appeared in John Selden's Table-Talk (c. 1654): “Preachers say, 'Do as I say, not as I do.'”

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Andrew Tate pointed a gun in a woman's face and said "you're going to do as I say or there'll be hell to pay", according to one of four UK women suing the influencer and self-proclaimed "misogynist".

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In the court documents another claimant, referred to as AA, alleges Tate threatened her with a gun in her face while swearing, calling himself "a boss" and a "G" and adding: "You're going to do as I say or there'll be hell to pay."

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"I am sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job, not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don't do as I say," he added in a lengthy post on his Truth Social platform.

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"I am sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job," he wrote, "not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don't do as I say."

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"I am sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job, not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don’t do as I say."

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